Bruins: Goalies Zane McIntyre, Malcolm Subban ink 2-year deals

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Jul 14, 2017 at 4:47 PMJul 14, 2017 at 4:47 PM

By Mike Loftus, @MLoftus_Ledger

The Bruins reduced their list of unsigned restricted free agents by two on Friday, signing goalies Zane McIntyre and Malcolm Subban to two-year, two-way contracts. Both call for NHL salaries of $650,000, with lower compensation if either plays at the AHL level.

The Bruins still have three restricted free agents to re-sign: Winger David Pastrnak, center Ryan Spooner, who has filed for salary arbitration, and center Austin Czarnik. McIntyre, 24, completed his second pro season in 2016-17, which included his first eight NHL appearances (0-4-1, 3.97, .858 saves percentage).

A sixth-round draft choice in 2010 (No. 165 overall), he posted a 2.03 goals-against average and .930 saves percentage in 31 regular-season games at AHL Providence last season, but slipped to 2.57 and .906 over 16 postseason games.

Subban, the Bruins' first-round draft choice in 2012 (No. 24 overall), just concluded his fourth pro season, posting a 2.41 goals-against average and .917 saves percentage over 32 regular-season games at Providence in 2016-17, followed by 2.12 and .937 numbers in three playoff appearances. He has played in 127 AHL games, plus 11 in the postseason, but has made only two NHL appearances to date.

The Bruins now have five goalies under contract through the coming season. McIntryre and Subban join incumbent No. 1 Tuukka Rask, who has four years remaining on his contract, veteran backup Anton Khudobin, who is entering the final season of a two-year deal, and 2015 draftee Daniel Vladar (Round 3, No. 75 overall), who spent most of his rookie pro season with Atlanta of the ECHL.